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Granted Patent B2
US 8,847,987 · App. 13/297,532 · Granted Sep 30, 2014

System and method for controlling device

Inventors: Yong-Ju Yu (Seoul, KR); Jin Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G09G5/00
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Patent No.
US 8,847,987
App. No.
13/297,532
Granted
Sep 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a system and method for controlling a device using Augmented Reality (AR). A system for controlling a device using Augmented Reality (AR) includes a device server, an AR server, and a portable terminal. The device server registers information about each device. The AR server generates an AR screen displaying type information and service-related information of at least one device searched in response to a request of a portable terminal by using the registered device information, and provides the generated AR screen to the portable terminal. The portable terminal connects with a device selected among devices displayed on the AR screen and performs a specific function with the connected device.

Claims (44)

1. A system for controlling a device using Augmented Reality (AR), comprising:

an AR server for

registering a plurality of device information corresponding to each of a plurality of devices,

upon receiving location information from a portable terminal, searching at least one device located within a predetermined range based on the location information,

generating an AR screen displaying a type of the at least one device searched using the plurality of device information registered, and

transmitting the generated AR screen to the portable terminal; and

the portable terminal for

transmitting the location information of the portable terminal to the AR server, and

displaying the AR screen received from the AR server.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the registered device information includes Identification (ID), Location Information, Available Service, Visual Database (DB), Access Right, and Connection Medium.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the location information is manually registered by a user or current location information of the portable terminal is registered as the location information, and

wherein the registered location information is stored in a location table of the AR server.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location of the at least one of devices is displayed on the AR screen corresponds to an actual location of the at least one of devices.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising;

a device server for

registering a plurality of device information corresponding to each of a plurality of devices,

transmitting the plurality of device information registered to the AR server, the device information updated periodically or whenever the registered plurality of device information changes, to the AR server.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the AR server registers the plurality of device information received from a device server, and updates the device information according to update information received from the device server.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the AR server generates the AR screen displaying a device type and service-related information of the at least one device searched,

wherein the device type is generated by a visual DB.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the AR server is received an AR-based device search request together with the location information of the portable terminal from the portable terminal.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the portable terminal displays a type of the at least one of device and service-related information about the at least one of each device on the AR screen received from the AR server in response to an AR-based device search request.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the service-related information includes Available Service, Access Right, and Connection Medium.

11. A method for controlling a device using Augmented Reality (AR), comprising:

registering, by an AR server, a plurality of device information corresponding to each of a plurality of devices,

transmitting, by a portable terminal, location information of the portable terminal to the AR server,

searching, by the AR server, at least one device located within a predetermined range based on the location information, generating, by the AR server, an AR screen displaying a type of the at least one device searched, using the plurality of device information registered upon receiving the location information from the portable terminal,

transmitting by the AR server, the generated AR screen to the portable terminal; and

displaying, by the portable terminal, the AR screen received from the AR server.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the registered device information includes Identification (ID), Location Information, Available Service, Visual Database (DB), Access Right, and Connection Medium.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the location information is manually registered by a user or current location information of the portable terminal is registered as the location information, and wherein the registered location information is stored in a location table of the AR server.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the location of the at least one of device is displayed on the AR screen corresponds to an actual location of the at least one of devices.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

registering, by a device server, a plurality of device information corresponding to each of a plurality of devices,

transmitting, by a device server, the plurality of device information registered to the AR server, and storing, by the AR server, the plurality of device information received; and

transmitting, by a device server, device information, which is updated periodically or whenever the registered plurality of device information changes, to the AR server and updating, by the AR server, the device information.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the generating of the AR screen comprises:

generating, by the AR server, the AR screen displaying a device type and service-related information of the at least one device searched,

wherein the device type is generated by a visual DB.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location information of the portable terminal is received from the portable terminal together with an AR-based device search request.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the displaying the AR screen comprises:

displaying a type of the least one of device and serviced-related information about the at least one of device on the AR screen; and

connecting with a particular device selected among the at least one of devices displayed on the AR screen and performing a specific function with the connected particular device.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the service-related information includes Available Service, Access Right, and Connection Medium.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2011
From: YU, YONG-JU; PARK, JIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027236/0186 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0114689 · Nov 17, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120120102A1 · May 17, 2012